SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — East Carolina senior Adam Howell and junior Philip Reale, II each recorded top-10 finishes as the Pirates finished seventh out of 17 teams at the 2004 UNCG/Mid Pines Intercollegiate. The tournament was being held at the par-72, 6,528-yard Mid Pines golf course in Southern Pines, N.C.

Howell, who is coming off an appearance at the 104th U.S. Amateur, the country's oldest golf championship, continued his solid play with a 54-hole total of 215 (70-70-75) to record a tie for sixth place, just four shots behind tournament champion Nathan Stamey (211). Reale was able to post a two-day total of 216 (72-73-71) and finished tied for ninth, five strokes behind Stamey.

In the team portion of the tournament, the Pirates (10-6-0) were able to capitalize on the play of Howell and Reale and finished in seventh place ahead of notables Maryland, Georgetown and Boston College with a 54-hole total 883 (290-291-302). Wichita State (853) cruised to the team championship with a nine stroke advantage over second place and host school UNC Greensboro (864). Lamar took home third place (869), with Conference USA schools Louisville (876) and Marshall (879) finishing fourth and fifth respectively.

"We struggled all day," said ECU head coach Kevin Williams. "Once the rain started coming down, we could not get anything going at all. I'm real pleased with the way Adam and Philip played this week and feel real good about our team this year."

The Pirates were one of 17 teams participating in this year's tournament along with: Boston College, Davidson, East Carolina, Elon, Furman, Georgetown, Lamar, Maryland, Louisville, Marshall, Mercer, Old Dominion, Richmond, Wichita State, Virginia Commonwealth, Wofford and UNC Greensboro.

ECU will be back in action on Monday, Sept. 20 when they travel to Florence, S.C. to participate in the First Reliance Bank Intercollegiate, which is hosted by Francis Marion University.

Top Pirate Finishes
T6	Adam Howell	  70-70-75=215
T9	Philip Reale, II  72-73-71=216
T51	Ryan Solan	  73-77-77=227
T59	David Smith	  75-72-82=229
T66	Robin Smith	  76-76-79=231

Top Individual Finishes
1.	Nathan Stamey (UNCG)		70-71-70=211
T2	Rob Langley (Furman)		77-68-68=213
T2	Charlie Woo (LOU)		72-72-69=213
T2	Brandan Price (Mercer)		72-71-70=213
5.	Jesse Schulte (Wichita St)	72-71-71=214

Top Team Finishes
1.	Wichita State	287-280-286=853
2.	N.C. Greensboro	287-285-292=864
3.	Lamar	        295-291-283=869
4.	Louisville	295-286-295=876
5.	Marshall	293-290-296=879